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European Energy Security After Russia: Progress, Fractures, and the Road to 2027
In 2021, Russia supplied 45% of all natural gas consumed in the European Union. Just four years later, that share has been cut to...
Putin approved secret China Russia military training, sources say
Classified Russian documents and European officials indicate that Russia's covert military training programme with China received approval at the highest levels of the Kremlin,...
Targeting Critical Infrastructure as a Modern Warfare Tactic
The 24th June Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian-occupied Sevastopol resulted in a complete power outage, requiring authorities to declare a "state of emergency." The...
BRICS Facing Political Divergences, Suspends its Future Expansion
At the 12th Primakov Readings conference held in Moscow on June 24, Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, categorically emphasized that BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India,...
Why Belarus Is Now Europe’s Most Dangerous Flashpoint
Alexander Lukashenko had quite an unusual week. On June 19, Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave him a public ultimatum: remove the Russian signal relay stations on...
Russia Targets Ukraine’s Fortress Belt in Major Offensive
Russia is slowly advancing into Kostiantynivka, a strategic city in Ukraine, while its progress along the broader 1,200-km front has mostly stalled. Fighting has...
Putin Vows to Continue Russia’s Ukraine Offensive
President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia will continue its efforts to fully capture four Ukrainian regions, dismissing Ukraine's recent proposal to ease hostilities in...
Can NATO Defend the Arctic as Russia Expands Military Power?
NATO is stepping up efforts to strengthen its Arctic defenses as Russia continues expanding its military presence across the High North. The alliance launched...
Russia Says US Cannot Mediate Ukraine War While Backing Kyiv
Russia said the United States understands it cannot effectively mediate the Ukraine war while simultaneously supporting one side of the conflict, after reports suggested...
Turkey, Syria and Ukraine: Strategic Hedging in the Near East
The war that the United States and Israel launched against Iran in February has left a great many consequences in its wake. It greatly...